By: Paul Hooson

But, it’s also unclear what exactly John Schnatter was trying to say here as well. Was he just stating fact to his shareholders, or else making a political stance on a law he opposes? At any rate, his statements might be costing the company some backlash from some consumers. On the other hand, I seriously doubt that consumers are going to notice some small 11cent price increase when they buy a $22 pizza at Papa John’s that includes the new Taylor Swift cd in the deal, or their $11 dollar pizza specials. 11cents seems pretty insignificant compared to lots of inflation on dairy products or other ingredients over the last few years, especially with the drought this year boosting dairy prices. John Schnatter’s statements don’t seem to be worth the public relations problems they seem to be generating.